Real Name -
Lifespan - 1/6/1887 - 5/19/1956
6'1" 220 lbs. - Regina, ALB
Aliases - none
Athletic background - n/a
Teachers - Farmer Burns
Peak Years - 1920s

Place in History - Every country has its legendary wrestling figure who was larger than life and helped popularize the sport in their respect country or region. In Canada, Jack Taylor is that character. In the 1910s, Taylor first began climbed up the ladder in the Canadian wrestling rings. By 1914, he was in a championship match with Charlie Cutler, which showed he was the real deal. He began touring around like all of the greats of the day, wrestling in Nebraska, Kansas and in most of the states that bordered Western Canada. He eventually met Farmer Burns, one of the most widely regarded hookers of the day. Burns took him to New York City, where Taylor honed his skills before returning to his native Western Canada a national hero. The media built him up and his was billed the "Canadian Heavyweight Champion." Over the next ? years, Taylor conquered all the local stars as well as legends like Wladek Zbyzsko, Reginald Siki and Dan Koloff when they came to town. During the Depression, Taylor went back to travelling the circuits in his forties. The aging Jack Taylor eventually saw the necessity in reliquishing his Canadian title to a new star and that man was Olympic wrestler Earl McCready, he also put over Al Mills before bowing out of the busy schedule. Jack Taylor made infrequent appearances over the next twelve years. He spent his later years as a bouncer in Edmonton and passed away in 1956.